Legal Opinion
The Pechanga Band of Mission Indians v. Kacor Realty, Inc., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1982No. 80-5755PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
The Pechanga Band of Mission Indians claims that its reservation includes 320 acres of undeveloped land in Riverside County, California, to which the defendants hold title. The district court entered summary judgment against the Band on three independent grounds. We need reach only the ground that the Government did not grant the land to the Band in order to affirm the district court’s judgment.
I. History
Ownership of the land turns on events from the late 19th century. Peter Mouren, the defendants’ predecessor-in-interest, obtained a patent to some of the land in 1882 and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- David Joseph Red Fox v. Marcia Annett Red Fox, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and Irene B. WellsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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- Edward R. Swoboda v. Pala Mining, Inc., Jean Magee as of the Estate of William Magee and Eduard LinkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988